[78-L] Joe Venuti Discography Wiki

[David Lennick]

Here's what Lord lists for 1946-49, including an entire session for Pan 
American I've never seen.

Joe Venuti And Pietro Gentile : no details except Joe Venuti (vln)
  	Hollywood, CA, from this period
UR63222	Rachem 	Tempo 516
UR63223	Meirke mein sumn 	      520
UR63224	A dudele 	      520
UR63236	A Yiddishe Momme 	      518
UR63237	Oy der rebbenu 	      518
UR63239	Eli Eli 	      516

Joe Venuti And His Orchestra : Joe Venuti (vln) Herb Kern (org) Lloyd Sloop 
(novachord)
  	Hollywood, CA, October, 1946
UR67335	Filigree 	Tempo 532

Joe Venuti (vln) Dr. Kolline (p)
  	Hollywood, CA, October 1946
UR67336	Kreutze no. 27 	Tempo 530

Joe Venuti (vln) Herb Kern (org) Lloyd Sloop (novachord) Lou Singer (d)
  	Hollywood, CA, October 1946
UR67337	Summertime (pt 1) 	Tempo 528
UR67338	Summertime (pt 2) 	     -

Joe Venuti (vln) Charlotte Tinsley (harp) Vincent Terri (g) Larry Breen (b) Lou 
Singer (d)
  	Hollywood, CA, October 1946
UR67339	Tea for two 	Tempo 536
UR67340	Body and soul 	      534

Herb Kern (org) Joe Venuti (vln) Charlotte Tinsley (harp) Vincent Terri (g) 
Larry Breen (b)
  	Hollywood, CA, October 1946
UR67341	Estrellita 	Tempo 536
UR67342	Star dust 	      532
UR67343	Loose bow boogie 	      530
UR67344	Santa Lucia 	      534

  	Hollywood, CA, from this period
	Danny boy 	Tempo 538
	When Irish eyes are smiling 	      538
	Rose of Tralee 	      540
	Cruiskeen lawn 	      540
	The Kerry dance 	      542
	Garden where the pratees grow 	      542
UR100335	If I had my way 	      580
UR100394	Wishing 	      580

Joe Venuti And His All Star Orchestra : no details except Joe Venuti (vln) John 
Laurenz (unknown inst)
(Actually, John Laurenz was a vocalist..dl)
  	Los Angeles, 1946
ST87-2	Come back to Sorrento 	Pan American 046
ST88-3	Toselli's serenade 	            -
ST103-2	Louise 	             054
ST104-3	A little love, a little kiss 	             055
ST105-2	Auf wiedersehen, my dear 	             054, Tops 1007
ST106-2	My melancholy baby 	             055
ST127	Passe 	             063
ST128	Lovely fantasy 	             063
ST129	You call it madness 	             064
ST130	I surrender dear 	             064, Tops 1007
	South of the border 	             060
	My ol' ten gallon hat 	             060

Joe Venuti (vln) Herb Kern (org) Lloyd Sloop (novachord)
  	Los Angeles, December, 1946
4027	Lady be good 	Austroton 50036
	Everything you do 	Tempo 976

Joe Venuti (vln) Charlotte Tinsley (harp) Vincent Terri (g) Larry Breen (b)
  	Los Angeles, January, 1947
169	Body and soul 	Par (E)R3043
170	Tea for two 	   -

Joe Venuti And His Orchestra : James Briggs (fl) Joe Venuti (vln) Robert 
Maxwell (harp) Tito Guidotti (accor) John Caleffie (g) Billy Marcus (d) Brother 
Bones (vcl)
  	Los Angeles, June, 1949
UR147961	Melancholy baby 	Tempo 408
UR147962	Caravan (*) 	     -
UR147963	Alexander's ragtime band 	      410, 4526
UR147964	Zone 28 	     -     -
Note: 	(*) "Caravan" is listed as "Karavan" on Tempo 408.

  	Los Angeles, c. August 1949
UR148546	My heart stood still 	Tempo 414, Oriole (E)1069
UR148547	Schon Rosmarin 	     -           -
UR148548	Skelteon at midnight [Danse macabre] (bb vcl) 	      416, 4530
UR148549	It ain't necessarily so 	     -   , 4530

Joe Venuti Trio : James Briggs (fl) Joe Venuti (vln) Billy Marcus (d)
  	Los Angeles, September, 1949
UR148580	The hot canary 	Tempo 426
UR148581	Flat tortillas 	     -

Pretty much the same info as in Garrod, and no mention of LPs. If there were 
still a CD industry, this would probably be worth doing as a compilation.

dl

On 6/28/2011 9:37 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>
> I have an earlier Tempo by Venuti:
>
> 408  Melancholy Baby / Karavan
>
> Artist credit goes to Joe Venuti, Bobby Maxwell, Jimmy Briggs, and the Joe Venuti Rhythmists.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>>
>> I have never seen an US Tempo 78 issue with a catnr above TR-1268.
>> Surprisingly there are large gaps in the numerical sequence of available images;
>> the earliest known Tempo is 410 by Venuti (Zone 28).
>> Is it possible (and very likely I think) that Tempo 4530 does not exist at all, but is an error ?
>>
>>
>> han enderman
>>
>> ===
>